One day I was pulling out of the driveway at work to drive home, when I noticed a rather large grasshopper on my windshield. While I was still driving slowly, this grasshopper had an opportunity to let go before it became more dangerous for it to do so. However, the grasshopper didn’t ‘know’ that. He […]
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October 20, 2014 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Teens and sleep
October 20, 2014 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
This article discusses the serious issues of sleep deprivation for teens: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/sleep-for-teenagers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
Read More »Kids and creativity
October 16, 2014 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
Long term data from testing suggests that kids are less creative than they used to be. Here is an article discussing the trend, with tips of how to address it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshlinkner/2014/10/16/how-kids-lose-their-creativity-as-they-age-and-how-to-prevent-it/
Read More »Why Kids sext
October 16, 2014 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
An article exploring this trend among teens, and an interview with the author http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/11/why-kids-sext/380798/?single_page=true http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/10/15/356393531/why-kids-sext-describes-nude-photos-as-social-currency-among-teens?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprscience
Read More »On video games
October 15, 2014 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
There’s mounting data that specially-designed video games (known as “serious games”) can increase knowledge and change behavior in youth for the better. In particular, they can have a positive influence on the way kids think and act about their health. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/15/video-games-could-make-kids-better-healthier-people/
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